Xingang Port oil spill
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The Xingang Port oil spill is a spill that occurred in July 2010 caused by a rupture and subsequent explosion of two crude oil pipelines that run to an oil storage depot of the China National Petroleum Corporation in Xingang Harbour, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China. The 1,500 tonnes of oil spilled from the pipes created a 180 km2 (69 sq mi) slick in the Yellow Sea that grew to 430 km2 (170 sq mi) within a week.[3][4][5] By July 21, the spill had spread to 946 km2 (365 sq mi), and stretched as far as 90 km (56 mi) along the coast.[6]
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Xingang Port oil spill | |
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Location | Yellow Sea, Xingang Harbour Dalian, Liaoning Province, China |
Coordinates | 38.92°N 121.63°E / 38.92; 121.63 |
Date | 16–26 July 2010[1][2] |
Cause | |
Cause | Ruptured pipeline |
Operator | China National Petroleum Corporation |
Spill characteristics | |
Volume | 1,500 to 105,000 m3 (400,000 to 27,740,000 US gal) |
Area | >946 km2 (365 sq mi) |
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